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Unity Theatre, 1951

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Unity Theatre, 1951

Wellington's Unity Theatre was founded in 1942 by enthusiastic left-wing amateurs. By 1951, when this photo was taken, its productions were becoming more competent and commercially successful. Nola Millar produced this version of Maxim Gorki's The Lower Depths at the Wellington town hall concert chamber.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Geoffrey Perry Collection

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Mark Derby, Theatre companies and producers – The rise of professional companies, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/43406/unity-theatre-1951 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Mark Derby, published 25 November 2013.